connection
The act of connectingThe act of connecting.
» Tom has a fast internet connection.
Tom hat eine schnelle Internetverbindung.
У Тома высокоскоростное соединение с интернетом.
У Тома швидкий інтернет.
Meaning
15 senses(uncountable)The act of connecting.
a connecting shape
The act of connecting.
(countable, uncountable)Coherence; lack of disjointedness.
(countable, euphemistic, uncountable)Sexual intercourse.
(countable, uncountable)The point at which two or more things are connected.
the leak formed at the connection of the pipe and the boiler
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
The point at which two or more things are connected.
(countable, uncountable)A transfer from one transportation vehicle to another in scheduled transportation service.
The bus was late so he missed his connection at Penn Station and had to wait six hours for the next train.
Anschluss
переса́дкаperesádka
пере́сідкаperésidka, переса́дкаperesádka
shifting from one form of transportation to another
(countable, uncountable)A physical link between two things or places.
the isthmus of Panama is the connection between North and South America
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
A physical link between two things or places.
(countable, uncountable)An established communications or transportation link.
computers linked by a network connection
I was talking to him, but there was lightning and we lost the connection.
Verbindung
связьsvjazʹ
зв'язо́кzvʺjazók
A relationship or association.
(countable, uncountable)A causal relationship between two phenomena; cause and effect.
the connection between overeating and obesity
My headache has no connection with me going out last night.
(countable, uncountable)A relationship between people or groups of people.
(countable, uncountable)A feeling of mutual understanding and ease of communication between two or more people.
As we were the only people in the room to laugh at the joke, I felt a connection between us.
связьsvjazʹ
(countable, uncountable)A contextual relationship; the commonality between two or more things.
in this connection
(countable, uncountable)A person or persons related to oneself, through either family or business.
I have some connections in Lancashire.
Examples
345 sentencesTom has a fast internet connection.
У Тома швидкий інтернет.
ruУ Тома высокоскоростное соединение с интернетом.
deTom hat eine schnelle Internetverbindung.
I don't see any connection here.
Я тет не бачу жодного зв'язку.
ruНе вижу здесь никакой связи.
Don't you see the connection?
Ти не бачиш зв'язку?
ruТы не видишь связи?
deSiehst du nicht den Zusammenhang?
I don't get the connection.
Я не бачу зв'язку.
ruНе вижу связи.
deIch sehe keinen Zusammenhang.
I don't see the connection.
Я не бачу зв'язку.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English conneccioun, connexioun, conneccyon, conneccion, from Latin connexioneFrom Middle English conneccioun, connexioun, conneccyon, conneccion, from Latin connexionem (nominative connexio (“a conclusion, binding together”)), from connectō, an alternative spelling of cōnectō (“to bind together”), from compound of co- (“together”) and nectō (“to bind”).
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Forms
plural: connectionsSynonyms
13 synonyms- shifting from one form of transportation to another:connexion
- an instrumentality that connects:connexionconnectorconnecterconnective
- a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it):connexionconnectedness
- a connecting shape:connexionlink
- the state of being connected:linkconnectedness
- the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication):joiningconnexion
Word family
32 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- B1Phone and video calls — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
3 patterns- internet connection
- there's a connection
- connection between